Safety-razor.



depending lug 5.

i 8, adapted to `receive the lug 5.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEFroE.

FREl-)ERICK H. ARNOLD, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled ugnst 24,1905. SerialNo. 275.514.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

' safety-razorsgand the object of the present invention is to produce asafety-razor that will contain all the advantages of an. ordinary safety-device of this kind and at the saine time one that will be more compactand lneat inV appearance and of simpler construction.

The device comprises a set of blade-retaining plates held togetherby`means of a handle lyingr on the same plane as the razorblade.

The invention is fully described in the following specificationandelearly illustrated.

in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinalcentral sectional view oi my device. Fig. 2 is a plan view, partlyinsection, of the same. Fig. 3 shows the razor-blade in detail. Fig. 4shows the lower plate in detail. Fig. 5 shows the under side of theupper plate.

The numeral 1 designates the upper plate., and 2 the lower plate,between which the blade 3 is securely held. This upper plate l is formedat theA outer end with a depending,r angled hook 4 and at its inner endwith a filiali-round stem (i formed on the plate 1 at this inner end,and

formed with a tapered shoulder 6,

The lower plate .2 'is formed at its outer end with a recess "7; adaptedto be engaged by the hook 4, and at its inner end with an opening Thisplate has a half-round stem 6 with a tapered collar 6, correspondingwith the one on the upper plate, and When these two stems meet they forman externally-threaded split rod.

The-razor-blade is formed with a recess 9 ateither vend adapted to beengaged by the hook 4 and lug 5.

.The handle 1.()vis hollow and is screwthreaded internally and isadapted to screw onto the rod formed by the stems on'the plates, andwhenthe razor-blade is placed between the plates in engagement with thehook 4 and lug 5, which members pass i through the recesses 9, thescrewing up ofthe ,handle will when it cont acts with the taperedsurfaces on the collar 6a tightly compress the plates and securely h oldthe blade in position.

The lower plate formed with the usual guard-teeth 2X, and both platesare slightly .concaved tralisversely. i

` The ease and accuracy with which my de- Vice may be assembled areessential features, andthe fact that the device when assembled formsa'comparatively straight body of uniform vthickness permitsit to becarried with ease and comfort and to be packed in a very small case. l

Having;r thus fully described my invention,

what I' claim is A saiety-razor comprising a guard-plate having' aconvex inner face and provided with a stem at one end, a clamping-platehaving a concave inner face and also provided with a stem at one end,one of said plates be# ing provided with a hook it it-s'outer end and atits inner end with a lug, the other plate being,r provided with arecess'at its outer end adapt ed to receive said hook, and atA its innerend with an aperture adapted to receive said 1 lue. a flexible bladeadapted' Vto be clanped u l between said plates and to conform to lthethis stein 1s screw-threaded externally and is i curvature ol'v theirinner faces, said blade hav-A ing a recess at each end adapted torecelve said hook and lug, and'a tubular handle adapted to engage andhold said stems.

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inpresence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK H. ARNOLD Witnesses i' ED. A. KELLY,

CAMERON E. STRAUss.

